The Caribs named their island Waitukubuli, \u201cTall is her body.\u2019 Read more about Dominica\u2019s stunning beauty and our unique natural attractions to find out why.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” background_color=”#ffffff” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” module_id=”pirates” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n \n Dominica<\/b> is one of the filming locations used in\u00a0Pirates of the Caribbean\u00a02 & 3: “Dead Man’s Chest” & “At World’s End” <\/strong>as well as\u00a0Mark Burnett’s “Pirate Master<\/a>!”<\/strong><\/p>\n This is especially fitting since the island is not just the most unspoiled island in the eastern Caribbean, but in reality it was home to many pirates and their legendary treasure!<\/p>\n Films\u00a0like “Pirates of the Caribbean” & “Pirate Master” have perpetuated these legends, and in the case of Pirate Master’s Captain Henry Steel, created new ones. But what was a pirate’s life really like? Were pirates the top sea-dogs, or were there others whom even pirates feared? Read on to find out…<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” module_id=”history” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=”pirate history” title=”A History of Pirates in Dominica” background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” header_fullscreen=”off” header_scroll_down=”off” background_color=”#113b54″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” content_orientation=”center” image_orientation=”center” custom_button_one=”off” button_one_letter_spacing=”0″ button_one_use_icon=”default” button_one_icon_placement=”right” button_one_on_hover=”on” button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ custom_button_two=”off” button_two_letter_spacing=”0″ button_two_use_icon=”default” button_two_icon_placement=”right” button_two_on_hover=”on” button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ background_url=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/small_pirate_header1.jpg” background_image=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/small_pirate_header1.jpg” content_max_width=”none” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover=”null” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover=”null” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover=”null”]<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Even Dominica has had it’s fair share of encounters with famous pirates and buccaneers!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#333333″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” module_id=”history” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n \n And just as that rugged height was of reverence to the Kalinago, so it was an impediment to the colonical powers in their relentless march across the Caribbean. Though bickered over by the Spanish, French and English crowns from 1500 through to the Treaty of Versailles in 1763, when the British finally gained undisputed control over the island.<\/p>\n But throughout this turbulant period in history, the Kalinago\u00a0were here; this archipelago was their home.<\/p>\n Sometimes they traded peacefully; sometimes they saw opportunities and took them stripping shipwrecks of treasure and oft times fighting and beating the invaders, whoever they were.<\/p>\n Amidst it all one story persists – that of the Kalinago\u00a0Pirate Treasure….<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dominica_map.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”on” url_new_window=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”left” show_bottom_space=”on” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” align_tablet=”center”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n \n1814 Map of Dominica<\/strong> This map of Dominica and neighbouring island of Martinique was published by John Thomson & Co. in 1814.<\/p>\n Source: McMaster University Library, Research Collections, Accession # 7848\/9<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” transparent_background=”off” background_color=”#333333″ allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” use_custom_gutter=”off” padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” width=”89%” width_tablet=”80%” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”89%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” module_class=”linkdark” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n Dominica is declared to be a stopping place for the outward-bound convoys of the Spanish treasure fleets entering the Caribbean from Europe.<\/p>\n The bay at what is now Portsmouth<\/a>, “the bay on the northwest shore”, with its forests, hot springs and fresh water was the anchorage. The fleets would then split into two, one sailing to Cartaghena and the Isthmus of Panama the other to Mexico.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” module_class=”linkdark” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n A small fleet of Spanish treasure ships on their way back to Spain is wrecked in a storm off Capuchin Point<\/a>. The Kalinago strip the ships that are cast onto the shore.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” module_class=”linkdark” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n French and English interlopers such as John Hawkins, Sir Francis Drake and the Duke of Cumberland begin to use the bay at what is now Portsmouth<\/a> as a refreshment stop and for trading with the Kalinago for tobacco and food.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” module_id=”treasure” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px” prev_background_color=”#333333″ next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=”treasure” title=”Treasure and Legends” background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” header_fullscreen=”off” header_scroll_down=”off” background_color=”#113b54″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” content_orientation=”center” image_orientation=”center” custom_button_one=”off” button_one_letter_spacing=”0″ button_one_use_icon=”default” button_one_icon_placement=”right” button_one_on_hover=”on” button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ custom_button_two=”off” button_two_letter_spacing=”0″ button_two_use_icon=”default” button_two_icon_placement=”right” button_two_on_hover=”on” button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ background_url=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/small_pirate_header1.jpg” background_image=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/small_pirate_header1.jpg” content_max_width=”none” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover=”null” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover=”null” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover=”null”]<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dominica\u00a0is a treasure beyond compare…<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”on” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″][et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/theme-treasure.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”left” show_bottom_space=”on” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” align_tablet=”center”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=”1_2″ saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||” saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n “In 1567 six vessels of a Spanish fleet were wrecked on the Northwest tip of the Island of Dominica. It is said that they carried over 3 million in pesos, and that the survivors were captured and eaten by the Kalinago\u00a0Indians. During a salvage attempt a year later it was learned that the Kalinago\u00a0had themselves salvaged the treasure and hid it in caves. They would not break and say where, even under threat of death. There are no records of the treasure ever being found.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n Attractions in Dominica<\/strong><\/a> – explore the Nature Island.<\/p>\n Where to Stay<\/strong><\/a> – find your treasured hide-away!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” module_id=”treasure” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ 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background_image=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/small_pirate_header1.jpg” content_max_width=”none” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover=”null” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” 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use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n \nThe film-makers for Pirates of the Caribbean 2 & 3 had their work cut out for them!<\/p>\n The sites selected for filming were spread throughout Dominica, from the rugged northern coast in the foothills of Morne Aux Diables, to the steep rocky cliffs of the southwestern coast between Point Michel and Soufriere.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/dominica-film-sites.gif” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” 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selection of fun stuff for all ages.<\/p>\n Pirate Games to Play Online or Download [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Online Games” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n Even Pirates have to take a little R&R from their hectic lifestyle! Here is our selection of fun stuff for all ages. Pirate Games<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Name Gens” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .<\/p>\n What’s My Pirate Name?<\/a> – Answer 20 questions to scientifically determine your Pirate Name. What is YOUR Pirate name?<\/a> Enter your name & gender and Ye Be Named.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n Here are some websites with fun activities & crafts for children, all about Pirates, PIrates, Pirates!<\/p>\n A to Z Kids Stuff for Pirates DLTK’s Crafts for Kids: Pirate Activities [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n \nPirates of the Caribbean LEGOS!<\/a><\/p>\n Scense filmed in Dominica. 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Passed back and forth between the English and French through various treaties, the island pretty much minded its own business and carried on with life. Dominica became a haven for escaped enslaved labourers (called Maroons, or mawon in creole) and was actually declared a free island for 100 years.<\/p>\n Today, Dominica remains a beautiful, natural paradise. It is still a\u00a0perfect escape from the troubled world.<\/p>\n So get away from it all and book a vacation at\u00a0one of our precious Hide-Outs!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Where to Stay in Dominica<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/yurt1.jpg” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” animation_style=”slide” animation_duration=”500ms” animation_intensity_slide=”10%” animation_direction=”left” show_bottom_space=”on” align_last_edited=”on|desktop” align_tablet=”center”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”on” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px” prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=”Pirate Trail” title=”Pirate Trail” background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” header_fullscreen=”off” header_scroll_down=”off” background_color=”#113b54″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” content_orientation=”center” image_orientation=”center” custom_button_one=”off” button_one_letter_spacing=”0″ button_one_use_icon=”default” button_one_icon_placement=”right” button_one_on_hover=”on” button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ custom_button_two=”off” button_two_letter_spacing=”0″ button_two_use_icon=”default” button_two_icon_placement=”right” button_two_on_hover=”on” button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ background_url=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/small_pirate_header1.jpg” module_id=”trail” background_image=”http:\/\/avirtualdominica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/small_pirate_header1.jpg” content_max_width=”none” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover=”null” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover=”null” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover=”null” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover=”null” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover=”null”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” inner_width=”auto” inner_max_width=”1080px” prev_background_color=”#000000″ next_background_color=”#283139″][et_pb_row background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” width=”80%” max_width=”1080px”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ custom_padding__hover=”|||” custom_padding=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”WNT” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”]<\/p>\n \nI doubt pirates would have wanted to take 14 days to walk from the foot of Dominica to the tip, but for the\u00a0land lubbers out there, you have the perfect opportunity to do just that!<\/p>\n Dominica’s Waitukubuli National Trail <\/a><\/strong>is a 115-mile trek from one end of Dominica to the other. 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Dominica’s history has always been a turbulent one. Sighted and named by Columbus in 1493, he was not to know our indigenous people<\/a> had travelled up the island chain many hundreds of years before him, naming this rugged island ‘Waitukubuli’: ‘Tall is her body’<\/p>\n
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\n<\/a>Read a Pirate Story and illustrate it; create your own Pirate Flag; and lots more fun pirate activities.<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>Pirate Colouring pages & crafts. Instructions for how to make a Pirate Ship out of small boxes.<\/p>\n\n
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